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Simon Godfrey is a prolific songwriter who has just released a solo album under the moniker Shineback entitled “Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed“, and is also known for his work in the band Tinyfish.  Simon ‘writes constantly to keep himself sane’, and is an accomplished studio engineer who has spent twenty years working around the […]

Thrash metal band Final Curse describes of their first tour, which turned out to be a spectacular disaster, but makes for a great story. Final Curse is Mike Plowman (vocals, guitar), Fernie ” Ferndog” Ortega (bass), Madison Stegall (lead guitar, vocals), and Brendon Blackwelder (drums). Final Curse is from Charlotte, NC. Formed in Summer 2006, and […]

Jerry Beisler is author of The Bandit of Kabul: Counterculture Adventures along the Hashish trail and beyond, a non-fiction, narrative history of the 1970s. Beisler also created and produced The Cutting Edge Television show from 1999-2006. The show won the Best Entertainment award for the Public Access Television in 2002, beating over 500 entries for the prize. Known as Jerry B in the […]

Update: 1/30/2015 – Eddie Bell aka Cookie Dough passed away on 1/29/2015 after a brief illness while getting ready to perform in Puerto Vallarta.  Read more about it here. Please visit the GoFundMe website to help raise money for medical, transportation, and funeral expenses.  You can see the amazing outpouring of love and comments on […]

Lynnee Breedlove (aka Lynn Breedlove) is a visionary who has long been shaping revolutionary art. Lynnee was the front-person of the first American out dyke punk band, Tribe 8, which promoted queer, transgender, multiracial, and working class visibility. Lynnee went on to become a notable solo performer, and toured the world with the one-person performance […]

Kyle Terrizzi is a San Francisco Bay Area singer songwriter who performs under the moniker The Plastic Arts. Kyle talks to Music Life Radio about his background, growing up in Tucson, AZ, his move to the Bay Area, and how he dealt with a serious bout of depression. We also discuss his musical achievements, including […]

Amy Rose, Doug Briney, and Josey Milner are all up and coming country music artists managed by Michael Stover of MTS Management group.  We listen to each artist tell their story in three separate mini profiles, and listen to songs from each one.   Amy Rose is a Canadian country powerhouse vocalist, who grew up in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, where she […]

Far I Shields is a singer, songwriter, artist, author, and green business entrepreneur.  Far I talks with Music Life Radio about his various bands including Sacred Journey, his current solo work, his Green Carpet cleaning business (BGreen4Life), and how he obtained his magical guitar for $5. We also listen to some live tracks performed at […]

Michael Starita is a lifelong musician with over 15 years of experience as an engineer and producer. He started his career at the famous Hyde Street Studios in the late 90s learning from many of the  Bay Area greats. Moving to EDNET, Starita had the pleasure of being the ISDN engineer for clients such as Rick Rubin, […]

Randy Walker is the vocalist for the band Carletta Sue Kay, where he takes on the persona of front woman Carletta, adopting the name of his cousin who served time for attempting to fire bomb her ex-boyfriend’s apartment. He has a four octave vocal range, and writes songs that are brilliantly moving, often humorous, and […]

Bucky Sinister is a poet, self-help author, and a comedian. He’s also a published journalist with focus on film reviews, and he’s written a few short stories. Erik Core interviews Bucky about his move from the mid-west to the Bay Area to hang out with the beat poets and punk rockers, his recovery from drugs and […]

Bucky Sinister is a poet, self-help author, and a comedian. He’s also a published journalist with focus on film reviews, and he’s written a few short stories. Erik Core interviews Bucky about his move from the mid-west to the Bay Area to hang out with the beat poets and punk rockers, his recovery from drugs and […]

Kurdt Vanderhoof is a musician well known as the guitarist and songwriter of the pioneering heavy metal band Metal Church. Sometimes referred to as the other “Curt” from Aberdeen, Washington, he has played in many groups including The Lewd, Hall Aflame, Vanderhoof, and Presto Ballet.  In all aspects of his music, he strives for an […]

TeaganIsm is a punk rocker, model, and performance artist in Oakland, California. She grew up in Portland, Oregon, then moved to the Bay Area to live in the punk rock community warehouse known as HAZMAT where she befriended many folks, including local Oakland Pyrate Punx, and soon began performing at punk rock shows and events with […]

Saxophonist and composer Hermann Lara is a product of the San Francisco’s jazz sound and tradition. Born and raised in the City’s vibrant Mission District, his musical credits range from performances with the local funk group Stymie & the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra and stints with the Ray of Light Theatre Company to engagements with […]

Alexandra Starlight started her musical career in the punk rock bands The Daggers, and later moved to The Holograms in 2004.  She then formed The Hollywood Harlots, which Sugarbuzz Magazine described as the “gritty spawn of The New York Dolls” blended with the “dirty girl appeal”…of The Runaways, where she quickly earned the reputation as the female Iggy Pop […]

Antonia Vai is a 24-year old singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Sweden, well-established on the music scene of Stockholm. She has been called a “Bohemian Soul Diva”,  mixing the elegance of a pop star, with the free spirit of a hippy, and she has is clearly been influenced by folk. Focused on storytelling, shaped by […]

The Yes Go’s are truly an original San Francisco Band. With two natives and a long-time resident, you know the music is a reflection of the city itself. Original, quirky and without shame, The Yes Go’s will give you a set in which no song sounds remotely like another. This trio has punk rock punch […]

Dominique Leone wears many hats, has only a few faces, and has composed hundreds of songs.  He is a classically trained musician from Texas who now operates out of San Francisco. He’s a songwriter and producer, with more than a slight command of pop history and theory, and has used these skills as a music […]

This is a re-podcast of episode 36 from May 2011 in celebration of Stephen Tobolowsky’s new book, The Dangerous Animals Club.  Stephen is an amazing storyteller, and was an excellent and gracious guest. Please check out his new book! The Dangerous Animals Club encompasses stories in the first twenty-five Tobolowsky Files podcasts with new material and presented in a […]